Enterprise data centers must evolve, according to IDC’s Jeff Janukowicz, since the world will consume a full six times the amount of data that exists today – all within the next 5 years. In a recent ChannelCast webinar that also included CRN’s Joseph Kovar and Seagate’s Rich Vignes,…
Back in May, I presented the blog and question, “Is MLC the future of enterprise SSD storage?” and covered the ground with a discussion of the current standards, trends, and thoughts from analysts. It became clear that Multi-Level Cell (MLC) technology used within Solid State Drives was going to…
Coming off of last week’s post about SAS vs. SATA myths, let’s now shift gears to review an old myth about SSDs vs. HDDs. Of course Seagate makes both, so we’re especially interested in understanding and demystifying how the divergent features of SSDs and HDDs fit best into the…
We’ve blogged about the importance of testing and standardization when it comes to defining and validating enterprise-level SSD reliability. Industry organization JEDEC has brought that to the forefront of the industry with its standards work. But what about the need for having industry-accepted test methods for measuring and reporting real-world SSD performance? Especially when considering [...]
Pulsar XT.2 consistently exceeds more than 20,000 complex IOs/s.
Pulsar XT.2 easily sustains 20,000 complex IOs/s over a 4 hour test period (and beyond) with a flat average response time of less than 3ms.
Everyone knows that solid state drives are fast. And while speed is great, consistent performance is essential. Why? Because datacenters are driven by service level agreements that demand the same level of fast, storage performance 24x7x365 – regardless of the workload complexity or changing IO intensity levels. So how can you evaluate consistent SSD performance? [...]
Yes they do! IT Pros know what drive brands are spinning inside their equipment. OEMs may want all of us drive guys to be strictly vanilla but to IT pros, there is a difference …especially when it comes to enterprise storage. Each month IT Brand Pulse selects a handful of product…
Enterprise Storage Forum recently published an article on SSDs that covers several important topics. From basic SSD design differences, to application environments, to recent standards for enterprise vs. client, the article offers a quick overview for those interested in better understanding the…
EE Times recently published an article that further dives into and explains the SSD standards that we reported had been released by JEDEC in September. Authored by Alvin Cox, chairman of the JEDEC JC-64.8 committee, and a Seagate senior staff engineer, the article defines the enterprise and client classes of solid state storage, outlines endurance [...]
The JEDEC Solid State Technology Association today announced it has published two long-anticipated standards for measuring and reporting Solid State Drive (SSD) endurance relative to overall reliability. As the leading developer of standards for the microelectronics industry, JEDEC’s view is that…
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